Immigration

From time to time throughout my life, I’ve been asked whether I was from another country. As far as I can recall, the question has always been posed by females, so I’ve generally taken it as an intended compliment — some variation of “So are you exotic as well as dashingly handsome?” (On the other…

Strictly political “kudos” to the Democrats for making the ongoing immigration debate a Republican affair. The GOP has rent itself in two over the issue while the Dems have been able to sit back and grin. But the honeymoon may be over. A co-worker–this person is predisposed to Democrats, doesn’t like Bush and is only…

As Andrew posted, the Immigration Bill will be coming back. Charles Krauthammer can’t understand why the damn thing has to be so complicated (via NLT): The reason comprehensive immigration reform remains in jeopardy, despite yesterday’s partial resuscitation, is that it is a complex compromise with too many moving parts and too many competing interests….There is…

From today’s New York Times…Senate Democratic and Republican leaders announced on Thursday that they had agreed on a way to revive a comprehensive immigration bill that was pulled off the Senate floor seven days ago. The majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, and the minority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, said they expected…

Rasmussen: Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters would favor an approach that focuses “exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration.” Support for the enforcement only approach comes from 84% of Republicans, 55% of Democrats, and 69% of those not affiliated with either major party. Overall, just 21% are opposed to the enforcement-only approach. Victor…

…and can someone with some insight into the Democratc mind explain Sheldon Whitehouse’s voting pattern to me? The Associated Press is reporting that the Senate’s version of a comprehensive immigration reform bill is in trouble because of an amendment passed late last night… A fragile compromise that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants risks coming…

In the ongoing immigration debate in the Senate, Sen. John Cornyn introduced an amendment banning felons from obtaining Z visas. Our own Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rose up in opposition to Cornyn’s attempt at common sense, as Michelle Malkin reports: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (who?) is blabbering on about the due process rights of illegal aliens. Now…

Oppose “comprehensive” immigration reform and you’re helping bring Hillary Clinton to power argues Wall Street Journal editorial board member Daniel Henninger, writing in last Thursday’s OpinionJournal…The massive migrant flows across the states described earlier–into the private industries of construction, restaurants, agriculture, food-packaging, hotels, health and landscaping–is irrefutably the result of powerful, lava-like free-market economic forces.…

A live audience in Mexico booed Miss USA during the interview portion of last night’s Miss Universe pageant. So there will be no lingering bad feelings between nations, let’s attempt to understand in the best possible light the message the audience was trying to deliver. There will be a temptation to view the message as…

According to CNN, Florida Senator Mel Martinez is trying to reassure Republican voters skeptical about the substance of the comprehensive immigration reform package by telling them it will be good politics for their party…On CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer Sunday, [Senator Mel Martinez] said immigration “could be the saving of the Republican Party, frankly.…